Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1965
# Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1965

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1965 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-four years. It was their sixty-first season in the County Championship and they won seven championship matches and lost nine to finish ninth in the County Championship. It was the third season in which the Gillette Cup was played, and Derbyshire reached the second round.

## 1965 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring South Africans and one match against Oxford University. They won nine first class matches, lost nine matches and drew twelve matches. They won their first round match in the Gillette Cup, but lost in the second round. Derek Morgan was captain. Ian Hall scored most runs. Brian Jackson took most wickets for the club.

Philip Russell and David Smith were both promoted from the second XI for games at the end of the season. Russell played steadily for the club for many years. Smith became a high scorer for the club over four later seasons.

## Matches

### First Class

List of matches :

| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 May 1965 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | |
| 2 | 8 May 1965 | Gloucestershire Ashley Down Ground, Bristol | Lost | 3 wickets | |
| 3 | 12 May 1965 | Glamorgan Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Won | 3 wickets | DC Morgan 7–33; AB Jackson 5–33 |
| 4 | 15 May 1965 | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham | Drawn | | HJ Rhodes 7–38 |
| 5 | 19 May 1965 | Oxford University The University Parks, Oxford | Won | 5 wickets | E Smith 5–23; Martin 5–39; MHJ Allen 5–19 |
| 6 | 26 May 1965 | Kent County Ground, Derby | Lost | 106 runs | Brown 6–27 and 6–41; GW Richardson 5–47 |
| 7 | 29 May 1965 | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Drawn | | |
| 8 | 5 Jun 1965 | Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester | Lost | 8 Wickets | Flavell 6–31 |
| 9 | 9 Jun 1965 | Middlesex Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Won | 5 wickets | HJ Rhodes 6–24; AB Jackson 5–32 |
| 10 | 12 Jun 1965 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | |
| 11 | 16 Jun 1965 | Leicestershire Brush Ground, Loughborough | Won | 66 runs | HJ Rhodes 6–9; Lock 5–8 |
| 12 | 19 Jun 1965 | Lancashire Park Road Ground, Buxton | Drawn | | AB Jackson 5–26 and 5–33; Statham 6–16 |
| 13 | 26 Jun 1965 | South Africans Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Won | 7 wickets | |
| 14 | 3 Jul 1965 | Kent Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone | Drawn | | IW Hall 101 and 101; Denness 174 |
| 15 | 7 Jul 1965 | Essex Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester | Drawn | | AB Jackson 7–32 |
| 16 | 10 Jul 1965 | Kent County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | HJ Rhodes 5–57 |
| 17 | 17 Jul 1965 | Nottinghamshire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston | Won | 6 wickets | Corran 6–67; HJ Rhodes 6–21 |
| 18 | 21 Jul 1965 | Lancashire Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport | Lost | Innings and 14 runs | HJ Rhodes 5–75; Statham 5–27 |
| 19 | 24 Jul 1965 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton | Lost | 2 wickets | HJ Rhodes 5–42; Steele 6–40 |
| 20 | 28 Jul 1965 | Essex County Ground, Derby | Lost | 85 runs | G Smith 5–39; Edmeades 7–43 |
| 21 | 31 Jul 1965 | Worcestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | Innings and 31 runs | AB Jackson 5–71; Gifford 7–23 |
| 22 | 4 Aug 1965 | Gloucestershire Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent | Won | 47 runs | AB Jackson 5–33; AS Brown 7–34 |
| 23 | 7 Aug 1965 | Sussex County Ground, Hove | Drawn | | Bates 6–18 |
| 24 | 11 Aug 1965 | Kent United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth | Drawn | | Shackleton 5–31 |
| 25 | 14 Aug 1965 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Won | 8 wickets | Smedley 107 |
| 26 | 18 Aug 1965 | Surrey Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | Innings and 5 runs | Gibson 5–42; AB Jackson 6–76; Arnold 7–25 |
| 27 | 21 Aug 1965 | Somerset Morlands Athletic Ground, Glastonbury | Drawn | | |
| 28 | 25 Aug 1965 | Glamorgan Cardiff Arms Park | Won | 91 runs | Shepherd 6–39; HJ Rhodes 6–30 |
| 29 | 28 Aug 1965 | Warwickshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 19 runs | AB Jackson 5–48; Cartwright 7–48; Bannister 5–39 |
| 30 | 1 Sep 1965 | Yorkshire North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough | Drawn | | Trueman 5–23 |

### Gillette Cup

List of matches :

| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st round | 28 Apr 1965 | Essex Old County Ground, Brentwood | Won | 95 runs | Knight 5–41 |
| 2nd round | 22 May 1965 | Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | Lost | 10 runs | |

## Statistics

### Competition batting averages

| Name | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Name | M | I | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | M | I | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 |
| IW Hall | 24 | 46 | 1174 | 101 | 26.68 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 9.50 | 0 |
| DC Morgan | 27 | 47 | 749 | 86 | 20.80 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 |
| HL Johnson | 26 | 47 | 933 | 82 | 20.73 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 |
| IR Buxton | 24 | 44 | 704 | 85 | 17.60 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 61 | 47.50 | 0 |
| JF Harvey | 15 | 24 | 328 | 57 | 14.26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 |
| MH Page | 26 | 49 | 610 | 57 | 14.18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 83 | 43.00 | 0 |
| WF Oates | 14 | 26 | 348 | 36 | 13.92 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11.50 | 0 |
| RW Taylor | 28 | 46 | 535 | 48 | 13.37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 53* | 54.00 | 0 |
| TJP Eyre | 11 | 18 | 190 | 36* | 12.66 | 0 | | | | | | |
| JR Eyre | 15 | 28 | 325 | 53 | 12.03 | 0 | | | | | | |
| E Smith | 28 | 44 | 421 | 33 | 10.26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 |
| HJ Rhodes | 23 | 32 | 157 | 27* | 8.26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 26* | | 0 |
| AB Jackson | 27 | 33 | 140 | 27 | 7.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| DHK Smith | 4 | 7 | 43 | 15 | 6.14 | 0 | | | | | | |
| MHJ Allen | 10 | 13 | 51 | 20* | 4.63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | | 0 |
| GW Richardson | 5 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 2.85 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 |
| PE Russell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | | | | | | |

Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored :

| Name | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| IW Hall | 26 | 50 | 1363 | 101 | 26.29 | 2 |
| HL Johnson | 28 | 51 | 1026 | 82 | 21.37 | 0 |
| DC Morgan | 29 | 50 | 796 | 86 | 20.94 | 0 |
| IR Buxton | 26 | 48 | 748 | 85 | 17.39 | 0 |
| MH Page | 27 | 51 | 649 | 57 | 14.42 | 0 |

Leading ListA batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored :

| Name | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| IR Buxton | 2 | 2 | 95 | 61 | 47.50 | 0 |
| MH Page | 2 | 2 | 86 | 83 | 43.00 | 0 |
| RW Taylor | 2 | 2 | 54 | 53* | 54.00 | 0 |
| HJ Rhodes | 2 | 2 | 26 | 26* | | 0 |
| WF Oates | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11.50 | 0 |

### Competition bowling averages

| Name | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Name | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Best | Ave | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Best | Ave |
| HJ Rhodes | 3779 | 1276 | 115 | 7–38 | 11.09 | 144 | 49 | 5 | 3–16 | 9.80 |
| AB Jackson | 4625 | 1424 | 115 | 7–32 | 12.38 | 138 | 36 | 2 | 2–19 | 18.00 |
| E Smith | 3656 | 1259 | 60 | 4–63 | 20.98 | | | | | |
| IR Buxton | 2498 | 801 | 43 | 4–35 | 18.62 | 98 | 34 | 5 | 3–15 | 6.80 |
| DC Morgan | 2828 | 969 | 40 | 7–33 | 24.22 | 90 | 51 | 4 | 2–15 | 12.75 |
| MHJ Allen | 1044 | 471 | 15 | 4–81 | 31.40 | 54 | 34 | 1 | 1–34 | 34.00 |
| GW Richardson | 504 | 202 | 11 | 5–57 | 18.36 | 69 | 40 | 2 | 2–40 | 20.00 |
| PE Russell | 60 | 25 | 2 | 2–10 | 12.50 | | | | | |
| TJP Eyre | 162 | 47 | 2 | 1–6 | 23.50 | | | | | |
| MH Page | 36 | 22 | 1 | 1–20 | 22.00 | | | | | |
| HL Johnson | 66 | 34 | 1 | 1–24 | 34.00 | | | | | |
| WF Oates | 78 | 62 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| JR Eyre | 12 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | |

Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken :

| Name | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AB Jackson | 4847 | 1491 | 120 | 7–32 | 12.42 |
| HJ Rhodes | 3878 | 1314 | 119 | 7–38 | 11.04 8 |
| E Smith | 4203 | 1412 | 71 | 5–23 | 19.88 |
| IR Buxton | 2738 | 849 | 47 | 4–35 | 18.06 |
| DC Morgan | 3014 | 1021 | 42 | 7–33 | 24.30 |

Leading ListA bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken :

| Name | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| IR Buxton | 98 | 34 | 5 | 3–15 | 6.80 |
| HJ Rhodes | 144 | 49 | 5 | 3–16 | 9.80 |
| DC Morgan | 90 | 51 | 4 | 2–15 | 12.75 |
| AB Jackson | 138 | 36 | 2 | 2–19 | 18.00 |
| GW Richardson | 69 | 40 | 2 | 2–40 | 20.00 |

### Wicket Keeping

* Bob Taylor

       County Championship Catches 76, Stumping 6
       Gillette Cup Catches , Stumping
